Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC

Report on the second end-user workshop – Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone: East Coast Lows

Title	Report on the second end-user workshop – Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone: East Coast Lows
Publication Type	Report
Year of Publication	2020
Authors	Richter, H, Arthur, C, Wilke, D, Dunford, M, Wehner, M, Ebert, B
Document Number	642
Date Published	01/2021
Institution	Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
City	Melbourne
Report Number	642
Keywords	coastal zone, east coast low, Forecasting, impact based
Abstract	A virtual End-User Workshop was held on 25 and 27 August 2020 to present key outcomes of the Impact-based forecasting for the coastal zone: East Coast Lows project. This was the second end-user workshop for the project, and focused on four key themes: Verification of impact forecasts Demonstrating evolution of impact forecasts Identifying needs to deliver and support future impact forecast products Future utilisation opportunities. We invited participants from emergency services agencies in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, along with Emergency Management Australia (EMA). Also participating were a number of Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) officers who are embedded within the respective State Operations Centres in several states. A full list is provided at the end of this report.
Refereed Designation	Non-Refereed